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WN4 9DA

Ashton-in-Makerfield South · Wigan · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wigan
Ward
Ashton-in-Makerfield South
Local authority
Wigan
Constituency
Makerfield
Postcode district
WN4
Postcode sector
WN4 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WN4 9DJ 33 m
WN4 9DH 73 m
WN4 9DB 74 m
WN4 8PE 97 m
WN4 8PD 121 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN4 9DA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN4
Postcode sector
WN4 9
Latitude
53.487233
Longitude
-2.633864
British National Grid easting
358,038
British National Grid northing
399,132

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wigan · E08000010
Electoral ward
Ashton-in-Makerfield South · E05014990
Parish or community
E43000164
Westminster constituency
Makerfield · E14001350
Output area
E00031530
Lower layer super output area
Wigan 036A · E01006223
Middle layer super output area
Wigan 036 · E02001322

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Property

At this postcode

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87 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
63, Princess Road, Ashton In Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9DA 8 May 2026 £160,000
52, Princess Road, Ashton In Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9DA 12 December 2025 £125,000
3, Princess Road, Ashton In Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9DA 25 November 2025 £68,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
35
Secondary
7

  1. St Thomas CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    294 m

  2. St Oswald's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    489 m

  3. St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield

    Voluntary aided school

    656 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
53
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 24
  • Vehicle crime 8
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Public order 5
  • Other theft 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
119

49 female, 70 male

Postcode households
56
Residents per household
2.1
WN4 9 residents
10,308

Age bands in WN4 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15%

1,493 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

987 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.3%

2,219 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.9%

2,669 residents

Age 65 and over
25.8%

2,562 residents

This postcode contained 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WN4 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

24

within 5 km

  • BRYN STREET SURGERY

    ASHTON HEALTH CENTRE, COUNCIL AVENUE, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, WIGAN, WN4 9AZ

    ODS code Y02378

    360 m

  • MEDICENTRE

    COUNCIL AVENUE, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, WIGAN, WN4 9AZ

    ODS code P92001

    360 m

  • ASHTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    120 WIGAN ROAD, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, WIGAN, WN4 9SU

    ODS code P92041

    1.0 km

  • BRYN CROSS SURGERY

    246 WIGAN ROAD, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, BRYN, WIGAN, WN4 0AR

    ODS code P92034

    1.8 km

  • MODALITY ST HELENS

    WOODSIDE HEALTHCARE CENTRE, WOODSIDE ROAD, HAYDOCK, ST. HELENS, WA11 0NA

    ODS code N83020

    2.6 km

  • FAMILY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GOLBORNE HEALTH CENTRE, KID GLOVE ROAD, GOLBORNE, WARRINGTON, WA3 3GS

    ODS code P92639

    2.7 km

  • GOLBORNE SURGERY

    GOLBORNE HEALTH CENTRE, KID GLOVE ROAD, GOLBORNE, WARRINGTON, WA3 3GS

    ODS code P92630

    2.7 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    GOLBORNE HEALTH CENTRE, KIDGLOVE ROAD, GOLBORNE, WARRINGTON, WA3 3GS

    ODS code P92012

    2.7 km

  • BILLINGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FIRST FLOOR, GARSWOOD, MED CTR, BILLINGE ROAD, WIGAN, WN4 0XD

    ODS code N83019

    3.3 km

  • GARSWOOD SURGERY

    BILLINGE ROAD, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, WIGAN, WN4 0XD

    ODS code Y00475

    3.3 km

  • NEWTON PRACTICE

    1 BELVEDERE ROAD, NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS, WA12 0JJ

    ODS code N83045

    3.4 km

  • VISTA ROAD SURGERY

    VISTA LOCALITY CENTRE, VISTA ROAD, NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS, WA12 9ED

    ODS code N83005

    3.4 km

  • PATTERDALE LODGE MED CTRE

    PATTERDALE LODGE MEDICAL CENTRE, LEGH STREET, NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS, WA12 9NA

    ODS code N83002

    3.9 km

  • SLAG LANE MC

    216 SLAG LANE, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2EZ

    ODS code P92648

    4.0 km

  • BRAITHWAITE RD SURGERY

    36 BRAITHWAITE ROAD, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2HY

    ODS code P92002

    4.1 km

  • SAXENA L

    HOLMES HOUSE AVENUE, WINSTANLEY, WIGAN, WN3 6JN

    ODS code P92038

    4.5 km

  • DR AHMAD & PTNRS

    PLATT BRIDGE HEALTH CENTRE, RIVINGTON AVENUE, PLATT BRIDGE, WIGAN, WN2 5NG

    ODS code P92006

    4.6 km

  • PLATT HOUSE SURGERY

    PLATT BRIDGE HEALTH CENTRE, RIVINGTON AVENUE, PLATT BRIDGE, WIGAN, WN2 5NG

    ODS code P92031

    4.6 km

  • KUMAR FAMILY PRACTICE

    CHANDLER HOUSE, WORSLEY MESNES HEALTH CENTRE, POOLSTOCK LANE, WIGAN, WN3 5HL

    ODS code P92024

    4.7 km

  • MARUS BRIDGE PRACTICE

    CHANDLER HOUSE, WORSLEY MESNES HEALTH CENTRE, POOLSTOCK LANE, WIGAN, WN3 5HL

    ODS code P92642

    4.7 km

Showing 20 of 24 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Princess Road

    BCT · Ashton-in-Makerfield

    0.0 miles

  • The Gerard Centre

    BCT · Ashton-in-Makerfield

    0.1 miles

  • The Gerard Centre

    BCT · Ashton-in-Makerfield

    0.1 miles

  • Ashton View

    BCT · Ashton-in-Makerfield

    0.2 miles

  • Orchard Street

    BCT · Ashton-in-Makerfield

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wigan 036A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,818 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
14
Medium risk addresses
12
Low risk addresses
6
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £125,000 from 13 recorded sales in WN4 9DA. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Wigan is £195,557 in June 2026, up 6.6% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

52 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Thomas CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 294 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

53 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 24 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.